Quitman County, Mississippi (MS)

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County population in July 2007: 8,910 (37% urban, 63% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,453
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,112

% of renters here:	31%
State:	28%

Land area: 405 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 22 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Quitman County: 79.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.6%), Manufacturing (18.6%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (14.7%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 74%
Government: 19%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Quitman County, Mississippi:

Black (68.6%)
White Non-Hispanic (30.3%)
Hispanic (0.5%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	31.8 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 4,691	(46.4%)
Females: 5,426	(53.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,692
County population in 2003: 9,709
Jobs in 2003: 2,371

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Total labor force in 2004: 4,287
Unemployment rate in 2004: 9.6%

Average household size:

Quitman County:	2.8 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $23,934 ($20,636 in 1999)

This county:	$23,934
Mississippi:	$36,338

2007 median house/condo value: $51,486 ($37,100 in 2000)

Quitman County:	$51,486
Mississippi:	$96,000

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $239 (lower quartile is $149, upper quartile is $373)

This county:	$239
State:	$438

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $939
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $223

Institutionalized population: 129

Quitman County races chart

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $260 (0.7%)

Quitman County household income distribution in 2007

Quitman County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	33.1%
Whole state:	19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	14.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Quitman County is $396 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $467 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $559 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lambert, Marks, Crenshaw, Crowder, Sledge, Falcon.

Neighboring counties: Coahoma County , Panola County , Tallahatchie County , Tunica County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Quitman County: Neels Ferry (A), Posey Mound (B), Dry Bayou Plantation (C), State Penal Farm Camp B (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Quitman County include: Saint John Church (A), Blue Lake Baptist Church (B), Blue Lake Chapel (C), Robinson Chapel (D), Riverview Church (E), Riverside Church (F), Queen Chapel (G), Pleasant Ridge Church (H), Macedonia Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Lambert Cemetery (1), Belen Cemetery (2), Bower Cemetery (3), Denton Cemetery (4), Posey Mound Cemetery (5), Gleason Grove Cemetery (6), New Macedonia Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Little Whiting Lake (A), Island Lake (B), Blue Lake (C), Blue Hole (D), Black Lake (E), McNeil Lake (F), Fish Lake (G), Croudip Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Burrell Bayou (A), Yazoo Pass (B), Beech Bayou (C), Yellow Lake Bayou (D), Loggie Bayou (E), Puncheon Bayou (F), McNeil Bayou (G), Big Creek Deadwater (H), Meyers Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	7.7%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 237
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 55.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 20 (45% naturalized citizens)

Quitman County:	0.2%
Whole state:	1.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 7 1990 to 1994: 3 1985 to 1989: 1 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 3 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 6

Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.9%

Quitman County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,914
One, attached: 41
Two: 43
3 or 4: 153
5 to 9: 97
10 to 19: 9
20 or more: 46
Mobile homes: 614
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Quitman County with a mortgage: 925 (65 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 950

Here:	49.3% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Agriculture in Quitman County
Average size of farms: 751 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $133575
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $238.82
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.67%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $153075
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 72.52%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 31.68%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $144954
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 73.66%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Corn for grain: 6625 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3439 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 43683 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 59056 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 594 acres

Quitman County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Mississippi state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 34 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/24/2001, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 33 people and caused $8 million in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Construction (12%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Health care (3%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Arts, entertainment, and recreation (15%)
Health care (13%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (35%)
Philippines (30%)
United Kingdom (10%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (10%)
Nigeria (10%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Quitman County:

United States or American (11%)
Irish (3%)
English (2%)
German (1%)
African (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Italian (0%)

Quitman County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,318 (68%)
Carpooled: 810 (24%)
Bus or trolley bus: 71 (2%)
Ferryboat: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 1 (0%)
Walked: 90 (3%)
Other means: 61 (2%)
Worked at home: 63 (2%)

People in group quarters in Quitman County, Mississippi

59 people in nursing homes
54 people in state prisons
16 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $32,253.

5.44% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,879 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.44%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.09% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($14,241 average AGI)
2.35% relocated from other states ($8,638 average AGI)
Quitman County: 2.35%
Mississippi average: 3.40%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Panola County, MS	1.00% ($23,000 average AGI)
from Coahoma County, MS	0.73% ($31,053)
from Tunica County, MS	0.46% ($13,833)
from Shelby County, TN	0.42% ($30,273)

7.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,015 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.58%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.43% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($17,627 average AGI)
2.15% relocated to other states ($6,388 average AGI)
Quitman County: 2.15%
Mississippi average: 3.96%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Panola County, MS	1.28% ($23,618 average AGI)
to Coahoma County, MS	1.06% ($31,143)
to Tunica County, MS	0.87% ($19,174)
to Shelby County, TN	0.49% ($21,154)
to Tallahatchie County, MS	0.38% ($13,100)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.5

Births per 1000 population in Quitman County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Quitman County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 14.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Quitman County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,815 (1,282 aged, 533 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 10.29
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8852.290
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 339.680
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 61842.51

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1324.640
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1324.640
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10.51

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 10.09
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 21.03

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,989

In family households: 8,800 (1,412 male householders, 1,102 female householders)
1,360 spouses, 3,454 children (3,178 natural, 81 adopted, 195 stepchildren), 718 grandchildren, 143 brothers or sisters, 82 parents, 305 other relatives, 224 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,189 (485 male householders (413 living alone)), 582 female householders (550 living alone)), 122 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 128 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 870 2-persons, 575 3-persons, 479 4-persons, 320 5-persons, 128 6-persons, 142 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 963 1-person, 90 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

98.6% of residents of Quitman County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (22% speak English very well, 56% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $98,732,000 ($10163 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $437,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $25,893,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,539,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $19,064,000
Federal grants: $33,206,000
Federal procurement contracts: $364,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,666,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,648,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $138,000
Federal Government insurance: $34,264,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 802

Here:	84 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 581

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +4

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -805

Here:	-85 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Quitman County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.35 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.9
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 63
1995 to 1998: 286
1990 to 1994: 292
1980 to 1989: 482
1970 to 1979: 776
1960 to 1969: 716
1950 to 1959: 568
1940 to 1949: 342
1939 or earlier: 398

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Quitman County, Mississippi:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 70 4 rooms: 251 5 rooms: 719 6 rooms: 617 7 rooms: 386 8 rooms: 247 9+ rooms: 149

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Quitman County, Mississippi:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 35 3 rooms: 172 4 rooms: 223 5 rooms: 309 6 rooms: 226 7 rooms: 83 8 rooms: 40 9+ rooms: 16

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Quitman County:
	no bedroom: 10 1 bedroom: 60 2 bedrooms: 540 3 bedrooms: 1,457 4 bedrooms: 307 5+ bedrooms: 79

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Quitman County:
	no bedroom: 13 1 bedroom: 200 2 bedrooms: 365 3 bedrooms: 451 4 bedrooms: 76 5+ bedrooms: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Quitman County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 286 1 vehicle: 877 2 vehicles: 899 3 vehicles: 305 4 vehicles: 63 5+ vehicles: 23

Cars and other vehicles available in Quitman County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 320 1 vehicle: 541 2 vehicles: 192 3 vehicles: 49 4 vehicles: 0 5+ vehicles: 10

67% of Quitman County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Mississippi.

Quitman County:	67.1%
State average:	59.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 9038
Northeast: 18
Midwest: 403
South: 593
West: 32

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $19,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (48%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%) Electricity (18%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (42%) Electricity (32%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 221

Here:	13.8%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 90

Here:	13.6%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 25

Here:	11.9%
Mississippi:	12.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Quitman County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $232,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $67,000
General: $30,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,201,000
Police Protection: $444,000

Financial Administration: $405,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $405,000

Central Staff Services: $361,000

General - Other: $231,000

General Public Buildings: $224,000

Health Services - Other: $169,000

Corrections - Other: $152,000

Fire Protection: $97,000

Welfare - Other: $73,000

Natural Resources - Other: $44,000

Parks & Recreation: $33,000
General - Interest on Debt: $143,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Higher Education: $71,000
Health: $25,000

Natural Resources: $23,000

Central Staff Services: $7,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,885,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $800,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,781,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $625,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,279,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $168,000
Interest Earnings: $39,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $683,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $900,000
General Support: $185,000
Tax - Property: $2,589,000
NEC: $223,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,004,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Quitman County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)